American Handgunner Sep/Oct 2011 Digital Edition - Page 70

Photo: Candi Cascio Top is the Ruger LCP .380, bottom is the Ruger LC9, not much bigger than the LCP, but a full-caliber 9mm Pat CasCio ike most men, I’m a meat and potatoes type of guy. Given my druthers, I’ll take red meat and spuds for most of my meals. I guess that’s why I like Ruger firearms so much, they appeal to the meat and potatoes in me. Ruger doesn’t manufacture fancy or artsy types of guns generally. They make what many of us call meat and potatoes types of firearms — guns you can depend on, and guns you don’t mind getting dirty, or well-used and even abused at times. Ruger just released their new LC9, 9mm sub-compact pistol. Its the big brother to the itty-bitty Ruger LCP, .380 ACP pistol I’ve been carrying as my backup gun WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER2011 Crimson Trace is already offering their Model LG-412 laser for the Ruger LCP. L 70